At any given point, I have up to seven books piled on my makeshift nightstand. If you take into account the bookshelf that is overflowing, the three stacks of books under the bed, the Kindle app that is a bit overloaded and the dozen or so books waiting patiently in...

It’s a whopping ninety-five degrees outside so it feels a bit silly to go ahead and write a “what I learned this summer” post, but the list is getting long and Emily has extended the invitation. I’ll be totally honest: summer is my least...

I’m kind of obsessed with books. {I mean, I have an entire page on my blog dedicated to my favorite books of all time.} And I kind of have a hard time understanding how others don’t enjoy reading. Which is honestly the reason why I wrote that post a few...

Don’t dig up in doubt what you planted in faith. // Elisabeth Elliot I’ve seen you planting. Knees on the ground, dirt under your fingernails. The creases in your hands are stained a little bit brown even though you wash and rinse. It isn’t because...

If we’ve ever met in person, there’s a decent chance that you know this about me: I really don’t like stages. I don’t like microphones or platforms or any of that stage sort of stuff. I’d rather be down on your level, eye to eye, face to...

“Even when we fall short in the eyes of others, we can still be confident standing tall in His.” Holley Gerth, You’re Loved No Matter What I underlined that quote because it brought with it the relief of a long, deep breath. Thirty-eight pages into...